Right now in OnePlus One circles, there are two big questions on everyone's mind: when's OxygenOS getting here, and when can we expect the release of CyanogenMod 12S with all its Lollipop goodness? We've been checking out progress towards both, but when revealing the OxygenOS team the other week, OnePlus didn't have a lot to say about just when any of this might arrive, instead deferring towards promises that (at least in the case of Oxygen OS) it intended to release a fully-stable build which would “take some time” to get right. Now OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei is shedding a bit of ...

Do you care if your smartphone OS is open source? There are untold millions upon millions of users out there who couldn't care less, only interested in the end functionality their phones offer. But then there's also this contingent that's very interested in keeping things nice and open, users who naturally flock to platforms like Android, and even more specifically, to independent custom ROM projects. This affinity is one of the reasons it was so great to see manufacturers like OnePlus publicly embrace open-source software from Cyanogen Inc. (above) – well, up until their falling-out, at ...

February 12 is upon us – the date we've been told to expect news about OnePlus's efforts to give its users a new software option beyond CyanogenMod, the new OxygenOS. We've already gotten some early looks at a possible OxygenOS candidate, but with so little formally known about this project, we've been eagerly anticipating today's update. Would we get word of a release timetable? As it turns out, OnePlus has something a little different in mind, and is taking today to introduce us to the OxygenOS team. If you're already a big custom ROM guy you're going to see some familiar names here, ...

OnePlus has been a little busy these last few days when it comes to its "One" and only smartphone. On one hand, you'll be able to purchase a OnePlus One in a easier way starting tomorrow, or at least certain days of the week. On the other, the company has been hard at work with its new software update, and we get new details. The OnePlus user forum has just published full details on the new enhancements that should reach OnePlus One users as of today on version CM11S 05Q, which is still based on Android 4.4.4. In addition to making Swiftkey and MaxxAudio default services for the new ROM, ...

Overnight, we shared with you some of the latest news about the improving state of OnePlus One availability, with an upcoming window where shoppers in India would be able to purchase the Android smartphone without needing an invite – the ordering system that has long plagued the One's release. As it turns out, that's just the tip of the iceberg, and we're looking forward to an ongoing opportunity for users the world around to get a no-invite-needed OnePlus One. Here's how this is going to work: starting tomorrow, and happening again every Tuesday from here on out, OnePlus will sell the ...

If you live in India and you'd like to have a OnePlus One, Amazon is the only way to go, as the phone is only available in the country as an Amazon exclusive. The popular smartphone enjoys great reception on the Indian market, and, Amazon is thanking all customers for "10 great weeks" of OnePlus One business. As such, starting February 10, at 10a local time, you'll be able to grab the OnePlus One without invite. Due to limited stock though, you'd better be among the first ones to secure you own unit. As far as pricing is concerned, you can have the Sandstone Black 64GB option for Rs. ...

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Right now, there are two big software releases we're looking forward to on the OnePlus One. First, there's the debut of the company's own OxygenOS release, intended as a replacement platform following the falling-out with Cyanogen – and earlier this week, we checked out some leaked images that might just be this software. And then there's the anticipated CyanogenMod 12S (for those countries where Cyanogen hasn't signed exclusive deals with other OEMs), the Lollipop-based update that also may have been recently teased. And while we're still anxious to learn the full release details for ...

As you've probably seen by now (and if you haven't, take a look), the first images purporting to be from OnePlus's OxygenOS leaked overnight. Whether they're legitimate or not, we can't yet say, but with new information about OxygenOS promised for February 12, one week from Thursday, we'll know soon enough. In the meantime we've got some news about the other software option for the OnePlus One, as the company teases the phone's upcoming Lollipop release. Presumably we're looking at CyanogenMod 12S here, the release that Cyanogen itself had been teasing on social media as recently as late ...

Following tensions in its relationship with Cyanogen Inc., the creator of the software running on its flagship One smartphone, OnePlus is now preparing to launch its own Android-based mobile operating system in the form of OxygenOS. The company has been relatively tight-lipped about what the software will be like, stating only that it will reveal more on February 12, but a leak routed through GizmoChina may have just given us an early look at what will be revealed. The UI looks pretty... flat. There's not much of a deep design language going on with the one shot of the app drawer we have ...

OnePlus and Cyanogen have seen many bumps in the road with their relationship. First it was Cyanogen disagreeing with a contest run by the company (largely seen as sexist). Then it was the India fiasco, when Cyanogen left OnePlus in a tough spot following a deal with Micromax to have exclusive access to the company's operating system in the country. So OnePlus grew sick of it, and now the company is developing its own ROM to reduce its dependence on what the flagship One shipped with. Today, after running a contest to try to gather a group of possible names, OnePlus has officially ...

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We spend so much time talking about upcoming phone hardware, design choices, software, and launch plans, that it's easy to take something very simple (yet still very important) for granted: a phone's name. With companies that release flagships from the same families year after year, we can easily get comfortable and start making assumptions about how these devices will be branded – like how the next iPhone is more likely to be a 6s than a 7 – but that's rarely a sure thing. Today we're looking at new rumors about a couple models we've been talking about for a while now, and how their ...

Can you barely keep track of how you're supposed to buy the OnePlus One? We don't blame you. At least when your only option was that invite system, the process was straightforward enough, but recent months have seen those invites joined by pre-orders, as well as sporadic periods of outright availability. If that latter option sounds far preferable than the alternatives (and really, that's understandable), you're going to want to mark tomorrow down on your calendar, as OnePlus prepares to accept new One orders for a two-hour window. OnePlus One orders will be open to anyone interested in ...

It's been about a month now since we've had anything to tell you about rumors for OnePlus's second-gen handset, the presumptive OnePlus Two. While the manufacturer has confirmed that the phone's coming, very little's been known to date about just how it might differ from the OnePlus One. One of the few specific details that's been mentioned is that OnePlus could give us a phone with a screen that's slightly smaller than the original 5.5-incher. Then again, evidence of a possible mid-range OnePlus One Mini arrived to confuse the issue, leaving us unsure if this was the direction OnePlus ...

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As usual, at the end of every year, we’re looking back at what happened over the course of twelve exciting months — that got us a lot of extraordinary products and services. We not only do this because it’s fun and important to recap some crucial events, but also because we usually also look at the future, trying to anticipate what the next year will bring us; and, in order to realistically try to predict things from the future, we need to know what happened in the past. Just yesterday, we looked at what we think were the best and worst apps of 2014, and today we're continuing our ...

OK, so OnePlus just hit a significant setback with that Indian sales ban for the One. But even with that issue hanging over its head, the company is still finding the time to celebrate. After all, today marks the one year point from the day its website first went live and it sent out the press release that would announce its formation. Sure, it would still be a couple weeks before we learned about the One and its Cyanogen-powered software, but today's when that dream first really got rolling. To commemorate the occasion, OnePlus has a lot happening today, including the launch of a new ...

Over the past few years, India has risen to become a hotbed for smartphone growth, offering OEMs lots of potential for low-priced phones to compete in a growing market. It and OnePlus seem like the perfect match – OnePlus has the pretty nice phone at a fair price, and India has the growth potential and customers the former needs. In the midst of the two joining, however, there have been many hurdles. According to OnePlus, just two weeks before the One was set to launch in India, the company was notified that Indian manufacturer Micromax had attained exclusive rights to the CyanogenMod OS ...

A few hours back we took a look at some hardware that might just be one of the next smartphones to emerge from OnePlus, but even if you've already got yourself a OnePlus One (or are now just waiting for yours to arrive, having placed an order with those temporarily-fully-open sales) there's cause to be excited as today OnePlus reveals a new enhancement coming to the phone's software – as well as teases what might just be a new accessory due tomorrow. Just like HTC phones have used Beats software to help add a little something extra to their audio output, OnePlus is teaming up with a ...

Among the numerous smartphones we're looking forward to in 2015 is the follow-up effort from OnePlus, which earlier this year introduced its inaugural OnePlus One handset. Rumors have already taken a shot at identifying some of the hardware to expect from this anticipated OnePlus Two, and one idea has been that the new phone could come in a bit smaller than its predecessor, shrinking down the One's 5.5-inch display. Now a leak attempts to reveal just such a device, though not as the OnePlus Two, but some kind of OnePlus One Mini. That's supposed to be it up above (and below), with a ...

For the past couple months, OnePlus has been doing its best to make the One available for purchase to more and more users. While some of those opportunities have involved very limited pre-order windows, we've also seen progress towards regular, continually-open sales, as occurred over Black Friday weekend. With the clock ticking down on 2015, the manufacturer is offering shoppers one more shot at snagging the very affordable smartphone, announcing its “Gift of One” event with another wide-open sales opportunity. Starting now and going until... well, we don't know when, but acting fast ...

OnePlus may have had various missteps in the coordination of the launch of its One smartphone, but that doesn't dispute the fact that the phone the company produced was in fact not bad at all, as we expounded upon in our full review of the handset. So we're naturally excited for the launch of the company's followup, which is why we're eager to fill you in on the OnePlus Two launch timeframe provided by the company. According to OnePlus's global director Carl Pei, the phone could launch anytime in 2015 until the end of the third quarter. Mind you, the third quarter ends all the way in ...

You ever get the feeling that OnePlus can't catch a break? Despite the strong reception its One handset has found, a storm cloud of issues has followed the phone since its release, with complicated invites or pre-order-based sales leading the charge. This past week, though, things had been looking up. We just told you about this great Black Friday sales opportunity, and a few days back got word that OnePlus had recruited Amazon to help out with sales in India. Unfortunately, that latter development has hit a major roadblock, as today OnePlus shares some bad news about CyanogenMod, India, ...

Black Friday is upon us, and, if you are still wondering about what to get, you can always check out our Black Friday Deals round-up. Maybe you find something that catches your eye, or, maybe you already know what you want, but you were only waiting for the right price. If a OnePlus One is what you were looking for, then here's your chance. Maybe you thought it was too expensive, maybe you didn't get an invite, but, starting now, and lasting for the next 72 hours, everyone can buy (while supplies last) the OnePlus One smartphone without an invite. Once you grabbed your phone (if that's ...